Turn any floatation platform into an autonomous surface vessel (ASV). This kit includes the electronics, propulsion system, and software needed to turn a foam-based surfboard, bodyboard, or standup paddleboard into an AMOS autonomous surface vessel. Please note that the surfboard pictured here is not included in the kit. The AMOS Board kit is an affordable system for turning any floatation platform into an autonomous surface vessel (ASV). It is an ideal system for water sampling or surveying in shallow water with lots of vegetation, since it uses an aerial drone propeller for propulsion, allowing the boat to glide over any vegetation or obstructions beneath the surface of the water. The AMOS Board kit comes with 2 water-tight enclosures that are linked together for data and power communications. The front box has a visual camera in a water-tight housing that can be used for taking pictures or video, a wireless communications module, a temperature sensor, a 4-channel 16-bit analog to digital converter, a real-time clock, a GPS / RTK receiver board, an inertial module (AMOS-IMU includes triaxial accelerometers, magnetometers, and gyros) for orientation sensing, and a Raspberry Pi 3B+ computer for coordinating navigation, video, communications, and power monitoring. The back box comes with a solar charge controller and cables for a 12-volt 100 W solar panel, a Lithium Iron Phosphate 12 V, 10 AH battery, an electronic speed controller, a 10" drone propeller and motor, a survey grade antenna and an external on/off power switch.
